weekend rambling

hobbeldyhoy!

guess what i did this weekend? absolutely nothing. and it was fantastic. i was lazy master to the extreme, probably a reaction to my crazy 10-hr days and 12-day swing schedule. i did a lot of sleeping in, a lot of tv watching, book reading, and internetting (mightve just made that word up, but its true, i am an internet whore. mostly spent on facebook. dont act like you dont do it too. one in three americans use facebook while in the bathroom. its true lol. look it up).

however, the weekend wasnt all fun and games. i was battling a nasty cold, and by sunday i was a bit cage-y. noirin reckoned that fresh air would do me good, so she talked me into accompanying her to the perth zoo. i stocked up on cold medicine and my vicks butter menthol drops and headed out. tip from me to you, just because the throat lozenges have yellow coloring on the package doesnt automatically mean they're lemon. i snagged the pack assuming they were, and was slightly horrified and pleasantly surprised to find out they were butter flavored. i feel confused when i suck on them. am i having candy or taking medicine? its weird.

anyway, the zoo. since we dont have a car we had to take public transport to get there. which equated to one train ride, a walk to a bus station, a bus ride, and one more short walk. take your cars for granted people. turns out, the zoo grounds were fantastic! it was like being in an exotic jungle. all these amazing old trees with crazy roots and heaps of birds chirping and flying around. see what i mean?

i saw the usual zoo fare, but there were some animals that struck my fancy. the saltwater crocodile was hands down my favorite! look how huge this guy was!

there were all these signs around the enclosure saying "danger, dont go swimming, crocodile infested waters". it made me laugh. obviously some wingnut has tried this, hence the signs. this croc was 12+ feet long. i learned that crocs dont chew their food either, they just sorta swallow it (hey bueno, he eats like you!). here are some other animals that made me happy

i know its kind of lame, but when i saw the hyena i got super excited. they are crazy cool in real life. they have the body of a dog, but sorta lumber around like a gorilla, and have crazy eyes like they might rip your face off if you look at em too long. being at this exhibit gave me an overwhelming urge to sing that lion king song "naaa sin weeen yaaah, baba eeets si uhm weeehn ya uhhh". i mightve started to sing and the look on noirins face told me to stop lol.

i decided that the zoo was great for seeing exotic animals, but the place i went with shane to pet the kangaroos (caversham wildlife park) was way better. the animals had more space, better enclosures, and you could interact with them more. and yes, i call shoving pellets of food into fat kangaroo mouths "interacting" lol.

across from the zoo is a great place called the windsor hotel. id been there before and remembered it being a good time so we wandered over for a sunday beverage. love the architecture of the buildings in perth. feels very colonial. i had a cider and noirin got a beer. we snagged a table on the patio and just basked in the sun and good music. salt lake is definitely lacking in places like this. i kept thinking of how much fun i'd have if shane and my ladies could join me :)

monday was labour day in australia. which, for those of you at home is a total trip, since our labour day is usually in september. apparently the holiday here is to commemorate the granting of the eight-hour working day for aussies. who knew? i chose to celebrate the holiday with noirin at south beach :) rode our bikes down, locked em up against a tree and spread our towels out in the white sand. sunshine makes everything better. it was a fantastic day. worked on my skin cancer...er, i mean, tan, gossiped shamelessly about people we know, and watched dogs play in the water. wish indy was here, he'd absolutely love it (and prob be the cutest mutt on the beach....but then again, i might be a bit biased lol)

today was my first day back in the office since the early part of february. i forget how hard it is to knock out an 8-hr day behind a desk. time drags and ive developed this crazy urge to nap after lunch. im turning into a senior citizen. at least its only a 4-day work week! HOT DIGGITY! and, i think my cold is finally better enough that i can go running tomorrow without hacking up a lung. its weird how different i feel when i dont exercise. i need those happy endorphins :)

i'll leave you with an aussie word that i heard recently that made me laugh. "fair dinkum". i honestly dont know what the hell i thought it meant, i just knew i had no idea what was going on in the conversation. so i looked it up.

fair dinkum:
     - australian slang meaning fair or true;
     - to proclaim a fact or truth in a statement in such a manner.

	Na mate, i'll tell ya what...the guy come roun heah gain, I'll give it to em right...bloody fair dinkum mate!" lol. now you know.